AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, TITLE 10, DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROSECUTION OF HOMICIDES COMMITTED BY JUVENILES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §921(2)(a) of Subchapter II, Chapter 9, Title 10,

Delaware Code by striking said paragraph (2)a in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (2)a to read as follows:

"(2)a. Any child charged in this State with delinquency by having committed any act or violation of any laws of this State or any subdivision thereof, except murder in the first or second degree, unlawful sexual intercourse in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree; any child 16 years of age or older charged with violation of Title 21, except as provided in Section 927 of this Title; or any other crime over which the General Assembly has granted or may grant jurisdiction to another court."

Section 2. Amend §938(a)(1) of Subchapter III, Chapter 9, Title 10, Delaware Code by striking said paragraph (1) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (I) to read as follows:

"(1) The acts alleged to have been committed constitute first or second degree murder, unlawful sexual intercourse in the first degree or kidnapping in the first degree;"